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Of course he had to run into the hall when the bell rang, like he always does, to see what's happening, with babykins in his mouth, and as I went upstairs to call Miss Bella, he trotted into the parlor where I'd shown the gentleman. An' when I come down you just ought to've heard the wild an' awful noises he was making!
As everywhere upon the prairie, the quiet was almost a thing to feel. At last, when the silence had become oppressive, the foreman took the pipe from his mouth and blew a short puff of smoke. "Seems like the boss ought to've got back before this," he said with a sidelong glance at his wife. Ma Graham nodded corroboration. "Yes; must have found something wrong, I guess."
"They seem to've bin at home and expectin' us, Capt," grinned Si, as he pointed to the augmenting swarm of horsemen. "There does seem to be a tolerably full house," answered the Captain with a shrug. "Well, the more the merrier. Boys, shoot down those fellows who're tearing down the fences. That'll stop any rush on us, and we'll develop their force."
Safe flights, and I hope you make out all right." He looked fixedly at Hanlon for a long, long minute, and the young man, returned his gaze as steadily. "I'll do my job," Hanlon said honestly after that moment but it was his job for the Secret Service he meant. "Good-bye, and thanks. Thank you, too, Panek, for your help." "Glad to've done it, Pal, glad to."
You'd ought to seen how ragged the boys got, an' heard 'em whistlin' 'Through Georgy' while they sewed on patches oh, you'd ought to whistled 'Through Georgy'!" The girl, watching the kindled old face, saw a shadow creep over it. "I useter I useter but someway I've lost it. It's pretty hard to've marched through Georgy an' forgot the tune about.
A footman came in and set food and wine before Genevieve and Lord James. Blake went on, with quick-mounting enthusiasm, heedless of the coming and going of the soft-footed, unobtrusive servant. "That's the only thing I'm afraid of. Would have liked to've gone over the ground myself first. But they had two surveys, and the field notes check fairly well.
Stanton hasn't got a doctor's certificate about 'em, and I'm sworn to look after all dead people that can't account for bein' dead, or that are suspicioned of dyin' by foul play. I could have made fifty dollars out of those deceased Peruvians, and I ought to've done it. But no!
"I've already had the pleasure of meeting your daughter, sir. She's a charming girl." "I'm real glad you think so," said Blinky, intensely gratified. "She seems to've taken a great shine to you, too. Come round and get 'quainted with the hull family. You're the sort of young feller I'd like her to know."
He had unnaturally bright dark eyes, and a flush of fever in his hollow cheeks. "How do!" he said, with a wan smile. "Who're you?" "I'm Glenn Kilbourne's fiancee," she replied, holding out her hand. "Say, I ought to've known you," he said, eagerly, and a warmth of light changed the gray shade of his face. "You're the girl Carley! You're almost like my my own girl. By golly! You're some looker!
And it was yours that started it." "Yes, we did," he said, throughly puzzled. "We're the oldest 'frat' here, and of course" he chuckled modestly "of course we think we're the best. Do you mean you believe we ought to've sat back and let somebody else start it?" "Oh, no!" she answered, vehemently. "Nobody ought to have started it! That's the trouble; don't you see?
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